Pre-clinical and clinical development of new medical technology including:

Biography

Dr. Arthur Hill is Professor of Clinical Surgery and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Hill has been on the faculty since 2000. Dr. Hill is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his General Surgery Residency at the UCLA School of Medicine and his training in Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiopulmonary Transplantation at Stanford University. Dr. Hill's area of clinical expertise is in Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Dr. Hill is certified by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and the American Board of Surgical Critical Care. His clinical interest include general thoracic, cardiac and thoracic trauma surgery. Dr. Hill is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Surgeons, American College of Chest Physicians, and a member of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, American Heart Association, California Medical Association, and the American Medical Association.

Featured Publications

Hill AC, Maroney TP, Virmani R. Facilitated coronary anastomosis using a nitinol U-Clip device: bovine model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 121: 859-70, May/2001. This is a pre-clinical study of the efficacy of the Nitinol U-clip for coronary anastomosis in calves, and was compared to sutured coronary anastomosis. A. Hill designed the study, performed coronary and jugular anastomoses in all animals, presented the paper at the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons meeting, and wrote the paper.

Wolf RK, Alderman EL, Caskey MP, Raczkowski AR, Dullum MK, Lundell DC, Hill AC, Wang N, Daniel MA. Clinical and six-month angiographic evaluation of coronary arterial graft interrupted anastomoses by use of a self-closing clip device: a multicenter prospective clinical trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 26: 168-77; discussion 177-8, Jul/2003. This is the clinical study that evolved from the pre-clinical studies that were performed in calves. A. Hill designed the clinical study and was Principal Investigator. (First authorship was awarded to the investigators with the highest volume of cases). This device was FDA approved and is currently marketed by Medtronic Inc. A. Hill is named in patents related to this device.

Li C, Hill AC, Imran I. Peptide-coated Vascular Grafts: An in vivo Study in Sheep. Hemodialysis International. 365-372, 2004. This is a sheep study comparing peptide coated vascular prosthesis versus uncoated vascular prosthetic material and simulating dialysis access grafts. A. Hill designed the animal study, performed the surgical procedures in all of the sheep, performed data collection and analysis, and co-wrote the paper.

Li, C, Hill AC, Imran M. In vitro and in vivo studies of ePTFE vascular grafts treated with P15 peptide. Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition Ed vol. 16: 875-891(17), 07/2005. This study compared the data obtained from in vitro analysis of peptide coated prosthetic grafts to in vivo studies of peptide coated vascular grafts. A. Hill designed the in vivo studies and performed the graft implants. A. Hill performed in vivo data analysis and co-wrote the paper. C. Li is a polymer biochemist who developed the preparation and methodology for P15 peptide coating.

Parking

Parking at Parnassus

Public parking for an hourly fee at UCSF Medical Center is available in the seven-level Millberry Union Garage at 500 Parnassus Ave. There are two garage entrances — one on the north side of Parnassus Avenue and another on Irving Street, just east of Third Avenue.

Another garage with an hourly fee, at 350 Parnassus Ave., is open Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Metered street parking is rarely available.

Patients being admitted to the hospital may be dropped off at the circular driveway leading to the main entrance at 505 Parnassus Ave. This area also may be used to pick up patients who are being discharged.

For more information about parking at Parnassus, call Campus Parking Services at 476-2566.

Valet Parking Service

Valet parking service is available at the Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) at 400 Parnassus Ave. from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The valet service is free but patients must pay regular parking fees. For more information about the valet service, call (415) 476-6200.

A UCSF "greeter" also is available at the ACC from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to assist patients find their way.

Public Transportation

Parnassus

UCSF Medical Center is accessible via Muni streetcar line N-Judah*, which stops at Second Avenue and Irving Street, and the following Muni bus lines, which stop in front of the hospital: